battery on my 440 New Yorker is 3- 4 years old. Tested by Autozone and Interstate is was found to be "good" with a little over 600 CCA. The battery should have 800 CCA. I'm wondering if the lowered CCA would cause reduced current (amps to the coil) and therefore make the car harder to start. Thoughts? Paul
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If it cranks the engine OK then I would say no.
If you are worried about volts from the battery to the coil, look at the smallest battery that was standard on Slant 6s and 318s back then. In a time before "CCA" was used as a measure of electric power in vehicle batteries. In earlier times, it was "battery cranking reserve in minutes", as I recall.
Just a slight bit of gunk between the battery terminals and the cable ends can result in a 10% loss it total alternator output, so "clean is best". That gunk can be there, hidden from casual look-sees, but a closer look can reveal it IS there, from my own experiences.
If the car has the orig points ignition, as long as the battery will turn the engine over and create a spark at the spark plugs, all is well. If an aftermarket electronic ignition is in place, the electronic ign box has a minimum voltage that it will need to fire the plugs. Usually in the range of 10Volts or so. If the battery is strong enough to turn the engine, but the vehicle does not fire/start, the momentary addition of "a jumper" can easily remedy that situation.
Just some thoughts and experiences,
CBODY67
Just a slight bit of gunk between the battery terminals and the cable ends can result in a 10% loss it total alternator output, so "clean is best". That gunk can be there, hidden from casual look-sees, but a closer look can reveal it IS there, from my own experiences.
If the car has the orig points ignition, as long as the battery will turn the engine over and create a spark at the spark plugs, all is well. If an aftermarket electronic ignition is in place, the electronic ign box has a minimum voltage that it will need to fire the plugs. Usually in the range of 10Volts or so. If the battery is strong enough to turn the engine, but the vehicle does not fire/start, the momentary addition of "a jumper" can easily remedy that situation.
Just some thoughts and experiences,
CBODY67
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